Squillo
Squillo is the Italian word for "ring" (as in "telephone ring"). It is also used to indicate a resonant, trumpet-like ringing sound in the voice of opera singers. In current Italian, it is also used a slang term for prostitute.
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Aria • Aria di sorbetto • Arioso • Bel canto • Breeches role • Burletta • Cabaletta • Cadenza • Cantabile • Castrato • Cavatina • Chest register • Claque • Coloratura • Comprimario • Convenienze • Coup de glotte • Da capo • Diva • Fach • Falsetto • Fioritura • Gesamtkunstwerk • Head register • Intermezzo • Kammersänger • Leitmotif • Libretto • Literaturoper • Melodrama • Melodramma • Monodrama • Messa di voce • Opera house • Passaggio • Portamento • Prima donna • Prompter • Recitative • Regietheater • Répétiteur • Sitzprobe • Spinto • Sprechgesang • Squillo • Stagione • Surtitles • Tessitura • Timbre • Vibrato |
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